Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Insects Volume 2015, Article ID 721751, 12 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/721751 Review Article Insect Vectors of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus Augustin Koudamiloro,1,2 Francis Eegbara Nwilene,3 Abou Togola,3 and Martin Akogbeto2 1 Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), 01 BP 2031 Cotonou, Benin 2University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin 3AfricaRice Nigeria Station, c/o IITA, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria Correspondence should be addressed to Augustin Koudamiloro;
[email protected] Received 9 July 2014; Revised 2 November 2014; Accepted 5 November 2014 Academic Editor: Rostislav Zemek Copyright © 2015 Augustin Koudamiloro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is the major viral constraint to rice production in Africa. RYMV was first identified in 1966 in Kenya and then later in most African countries where rice is grown. Several studies have been conducted so far on its evolution, pathogenicity, resistance genes, and especially its dissemination by insects. Many of these studies showed that, among RYMV vectors, insects especially leaf-feeders found in rice fields are the major source of virus transmission. Many studies have shown that the virus is vectored by several insect species in a process of a first ingestion of leaf material and subsequent transmission in following feedings. About forty insect species were identified as vectors of RYMV since 1970 up to now. They were essentially the beetles, grasshoppers, and the leafhoppers.